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Cycling makes environmental and economic sense for local window cleaner

By News Reporters Antony Cairns has been selected as a Green Streets champion for Fitzrovia. Antony is a window cleaner and travels into Fitzrovia by bicycle from his home in Somers Town. The Green Streets campaign is part of Camden … Continue reading

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Development plans for Middlesex Hospital site approved by Westminster council

By News Reporters Enjoy the spring sunshine around the former Middlesex Hospital site and the views of the buildings which can be seem from the surrounding streets while it lasts. Because after the current (and very noisy) works on the … Continue reading

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Your support for open space in Fitzrovia is welcomed. But please don’t claim credit for the idea

By Max Neufeld It is unfortunate that in their newsletter Bloomsbury ward councillors found it necessary to claim credit for the idea to turn Alfred Place into an open space. For the record, the Charlotte Street Association initiated the proposal … Continue reading

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The future for London’s West End and its inhabitants

By Ron Whelan London’s West End has always been a satisfactory amalgam of a significant residential population, and a variety of different business interests. Arguably it has been this amalgam that has been the basis of the area’s unique charm. … Continue reading

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Free parking in Mayfair is an anti-social illusion

By Ron Whelan Using a vehicle in Mayfair, or bringing one into the area, by definition creates a cost to the local community. This cost is partly environmental, through the added pollution and congestion created, and partly economic, through the … Continue reading

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Westminster City Council is right to end free parking, now Camden should do the same

Angela Lovely says Westminster City Council has done the right thing, Camden should follow suit, and the candidates for Mayor of London must stop passing the buck and get on with the job of making London a sustainable world city. … Continue reading

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Westminster’s parking charges divide residents, businesses and councillors

By News Reporters Westminster City Council’s proposal to introduce weekend and evening West End parking charges has generated a fire storm of protest from businesses, casinos, and City of Westminster’s Labour councillors. Things came to a head this week when … Continue reading

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Autumn gardening brings enjoyment and a feeling of belonging to Whitfield Gardens

By News Reporters A morning of bulb planting in one of Fitzrovia’s most well-used parks has been hailed as a huge success. Around 700 bulbs were supplied to the Friends of the Open Spaces of Fitzrovia by Camden Council to … Continue reading

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Mayor will stifle London councils’ ability to deliver affordable housing and other amenities

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Saatchi & Saatchi will be priced out of Fitzrovia by Derwent London

By Angela Lovely Derwent London plc have made few friends in Fitzrovia. After last week’s endorsement of their unpopular plans by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson they will have even fewer. Saatchi & Saatchi who occupy the building named … Continue reading

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